Using a one-size-fits-all blood pressure cuff for patients with varying arm sizes can result in significantly inaccurate blood pressure readings. Although clinical practice guidelines recommend using an individualized cuff size to measure blood...
Using a one-size-fits-all blood pressure cuff for patients with varying arm sizes can result in significantly inaccurate blood pressure readings. Although clinical practice guidelines recommend using an individualized cuff size to measure blood...
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For people with HIV (PWH) with metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), semaglutide is associated with absolute and relative declines in intrahepatic triglyceride (IHTG) content, according to a study presented...
The following is a summary of "Risk of cardiovascular disease decreases over time in psoriatic arthritis but not in spondylarthritis: meta-analysis of longitudinal studies," published in the February 2024 issue of Rheumatology by Gouze et al. Spondyloarthritis...
The following is a summary of "Frailty, periinterventional complications and outcome in patients undergoing percutaneous mitral and tricuspid valve repair," published in the February 2024 issue of Cardiology by Schäfer et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective...
The following is a summary of “Diagnostic accuracy of left ventricular outflow tract velocity time integral versus inferior vena cava collapsibility index in predicting post-induction hypotension during general anesthesia: an observational study,” published in the...
The following is a summary of “Butyrylcholinesterase activity in patients with postoperative delirium after cardiothoracic surgery or percutaneous valve replacement- an observational interdisciplinary cohort study,” published in the March 2024 issue of Neurology by...
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For people with HIV (PWH) with metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), semaglutide is associated with absolute and relative declines in intrahepatic triglyceride (IHTG) content, according to a study presented...
The following is a summary of "Risk of cardiovascular disease decreases over time in psoriatic arthritis but not in spondylarthritis: meta-analysis of longitudinal studies," published in the February 2024 issue of Rheumatology by Gouze et al. Spondyloarthritis...
The following is a summary of "Frailty, periinterventional complications and outcome in patients undergoing percutaneous mitral and tricuspid valve repair," published in the February 2024 issue of Cardiology by Schäfer et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective...
The following is a summary of “Diagnostic accuracy of left ventricular outflow tract velocity time integral versus inferior vena cava collapsibility index in predicting post-induction hypotension during general anesthesia: an observational study,” published in the...
The following is a summary of “Butyrylcholinesterase activity in patients with postoperative delirium after cardiothoracic surgery or percutaneous valve replacement- an observational interdisciplinary cohort study,” published in the March 2024 issue of Neurology by...
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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) score trajectories are associated with a subsequent risk for cancer, according to a study published online March 11 in Cancer. Li Deng, Ph.D., from Beijing Shijitan Hospital, and colleagues examined the relationship between MetS score...
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